The Murals of Chinatown
There’s a lot to see in Singapore’s Chinatown, from temples to tea shops to Michelin-starred hawker stalls — it’s one of few neighborhoods in Singapore that can easily cause sensory […]
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The Singapore River Walk
Singapore’s National Heritage Board has developed a series of walks through which they invite people to “discover our heritage.” These are ambitious adventures, each requiring several hours of walking and […]
Walking to Kranji
Outings are limited these days, but one thing that you can still do is strike out from your apartment and walk. I did just that a few weeks ago, heading […]
A Dipterocarp Arboretum
Singapore has dedicated itself to the cause of helping to save the members of the Dipterocarpaceae family, the forest giants of Southeast Asia. These tall, straight trees play a central […]
The Coast-to-Coast Trail: Bukit Timah to Jurong
We tackled Singapore’s 36-kilometer Coast-to-Coast trail over the course of three weekends in three different sections: the northeast, middle, and finally the southwest. The southwest section for us started at […]
Singapore by MRT: The Green Line, Tuas Link to Outram Park
The plan: Continue my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore, watching the island change from one stop to the next. For this adventure, I rode the Green […]
3 Days in Nai Harn
There’s nothing like a weekend getaway, and the lazy beach town of Nai Harn on the Thai island of Phuket offers a lovely escape. You could spend three days here […]
Ten Things to See in Krabi
1. Beaches This is why most people come to Krabi: long beaches with sand stretching out as far as the eye can see. Most of the wide, central beaches near […]
The Emerald Pool & The Hot Spring Waterfall
If you can tear yourself away from the beach while you’re visiting Krabi, it’s well worth taking an hour-long ride out to the Khao Pra-Bangkram Wildlife Sanctuary in the Thung […]
Singapore by MRT: the Yellow Line, HarbourFront to Serangoon
The plan Continue my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore. This time, I rode sixteen stops on the Yellow Line (aka the Circle Line) — sixteen is […]
